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‘Urgent’ call for more Wi-Fi spectrum

With over half of all the connections to the Internet starting or ending with Wi-Fi access and demand for broadband connectivity surging worldwide, Wi-Fi urgently needs access to the 6 GHz frequency band, concludes a new paper published by the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) and Policy Impact Partners (PIP), which represent multiple digital companies. Focused […]

November 16, 2020By Colin Mann

Liberty Global names Switzerland Leadership team

Liberty Global has announced the appointment of two senior executives to lead its newly-combined Swiss operations following the closing of its acquisition of Sunrise Communications. Effective immediately, André Krause is Chief Executive Officer of the combined Sunrise UPC business. He joins Liberty Global’s executive team, reporting to CEO Mike Fries. Krause is currently the CEO […]

November 16, 2020

GSMA: Russia 5G faster with international safety guidelines

5G is expected to account for almost 20 per cent of connections in the Russia Federation by 2025 according to GSMA Intelligence. But, the rollout would be faster and cheaper, if the government adopted international safety guidelines for radio spectrum, according to a study released by GSMA. The Russian Federal Government is rolling out its […]

November 13, 2020

Report: 5G’s ‘staggering energy demands’

The massive projected increase in power needs of the world’s mobile technology – a more than doubling by 2030 – underscores a call for an increasing role of renewable energy in mobile. According to a joint study from mobile and video technology research and development company InterDigital, and ABI Research, the 5G ecosystem will see

November 11, 2020

DISH, Qualcomm 5G O-RAN collaboration

DISH Network Corporation and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a collaboration to test open and virtualised RAN 5G solutions containing the new Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms to help fast track DISH’s rollout of what is intended to be the US’s first cloud-native, Open RAN-compliant 5G network. DISH will utilise the Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms through DISH’s […]

November 11, 2020

USSI launches C-band transition service

Customised network and broadcast services provider USSI Global has launched a new C-band mitigation interference service for broadcast and cable networks affected by the forthcoming C-band transition. Similar to the recent TV spectrum repack in the United States, the FCC initiative will clear the lower 300MHz of the C-band for 5G services, and reassign affected […]

November 10, 2020

KT, DT 5G technology JV

Korean telco SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have entered into an agreement to establish a 5G technology joint venture. They will each hold 50 per cent of the joint venture and each will name one representative to lead the new entity. The joint venture will be headquartered in Germany. Through the joint venture, the two […]

November 9, 2020

American Tower buys InSite Wireless Group

In a further consolidation of the wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure sector, American Tower Corporation is to acquire InSite Wireless Group, which owns, operates and manages approximately 3,000 communications sites, primarily in the US and Canada. The portfolio includes more than 1,400 owned towers in the US, over 200 owned towers in Canada and approximately […]

November 6, 2020By Colin Mann

Ofcom progresses 5G spectrum auction

The next UK spectrum auction has moved a significant step closer, with comms regulator Ofcom publishing the final regulations, application form and guidance for those looking to take part in the auction. To help improve mobile services and give more people access to 5G networks, Ofcom will release 200 MHz of spectrum in two frequency […]

November 4, 2020By Colin Mann

Intel supports DISH 5G buildout

US comms and pay-TV provider DISH and tech giant Intel are partnering to integrate Intel 5G infrastructure technology into DISH’s buildout of the nation’s first virtualised, open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) 5G network deployment. DISH has selected the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor, the Intel Ethernet 800 Series network adapter, the Intel vRAN Dedicated Accelerator ACC100 […]

November 2, 2020